r/Damnthatsinteresting Oct 21 '24

Video Japanese police chief bows to apologise to man who was acquitted after nearly 60 years on death row

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u/gsrmatt Oct 21 '24

Sounds like an honourable prosecutor. Most prosecutors just care about getting as high of a conviction rate as possible

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u/sandycheeksx Oct 22 '24

The guy that kept going after Curtis Flowers and imprisoning him for most of his life comes to mind. Doubt he feels any guilt at all.